Changelog

13.0.1.0

Enhancements

• Output UI: allow sorting of components by parameter value before exporting. Add option SE_ORDER_BY to export.cfg to define parameter name or rule to sort components by. Add option SE_SORT_ORDER to export.cfg to define sort order. Sorting is done ascending by default. Valid values for SE_SORT_ORDER are 'ASCENDING' or 'DESCENDING'. It's recommended to sort by part parameters only. [RM-10575]

Improvements

• Handle existing base for commands mirror and pattern in electrode design mode. In case of mirror insert mode will be activated in front of base and cancelled afterwards. In case of pattern all surfaces below FREE_FACE will be used instead of all solid surfaces. [RM-8495]
• Show warning in burnsheet if blank length is too small. [RM-8494]
• Burnarea coverage check via option 'CONTACT_AREA_MAX_COVERAGE' uses blank dimensions A_BASE and B_BASE to calculate valid blank area. Analysis uses base top surface as fallback solution if blank dimensions are not available. [RM-10622]
• Base UI: Allow the contour height to be rounded to an even value when adding to the base. Option 'INCREMENT_POS' has to be set to 0 and option 'INCREMENT_SIZE' to desired step width. This funactionality can be used in combination with a variable blank dimension. [RM-5550]
• Output UI considers default action (include/exclude) of simplified representation when valid components for export are collected. [RM-11020]
• Updated advanced interface for Zimmer&Kreim Alphamoduli. Updated default list of orbits and added new elements to XML according to documentation. Please refer to Whats new presentation for more information. [RM-7864]
• All configuration files are now considered as encoded in UTF-8. Please use a tool like Notepad++ to convert if necessary. Files using ASCII standard don't need any special handling. [RM-10943]
• Use csys showing orientation of blank for calculation of angles. This is 'EDM_ORIGIN' for electrodes designed in SMARTElectrode 7.0. Use csys 'SE_EDM_BASE' or csys defined in option 'EDM_ORIGIN_NAME' for electrodes designed in SMARTElectrode 12.0. This allows adjustment of csys 'EDM_ORIGIN_NAME' for easier definition of start position. [RM-10822]
• Moved and renamed 'configuration-template' to folder 'data\template-new-configuration' to clarify that this is not useable as customer configuration. Subfolder 'udf' is also moved from top level to 'data\udf'. Introduced command 'Open Configuration' to open a file browser in active configuration folder. In case user selects 'parameter.cfg' or 'options.cfg' the built-in user interfaces will be opened automatically. In case user selects a Creo file (prt, asm, drw), it will be opened in a new window. An info window will be displayed for all other file types. [RM-10739]
• Introduced new 'Getting Started' document. This document is available in installation folder and explains briefly how to start working with SMARTElectrode. [RM-10749]
• Coordinate systems in group 'SE_AUTO_CSYS' are not updated automatically anymore. Open burnsheet and click on notification for assembly item if available. Coordinate systems and dependent operations/electrodes can be updated on double-click. [RM-10511]
• Check if merge in command 'Attach' creates a closed quilt if performed on surface feature or quilt. Change side to keep in merge feature if necessary.
• Allow subgroups in definition of user-defined features for electrode base. [RM-10389]
• Burnsheet UI / Output UI: Order electrodes by feature number. The first appearance of an electrode determines the order for the output. [RM-10409]
• Assembly UI: allow adjustment of accuracy value if parent assembly includes components with different values. A warning will be shown before creation of reference part and errors during creation will be shown in an additional message window. [RM-10414]
• Added commands 'Open Drawing' and 'Open Manufacturing' to context menu in modeltree and graphics window. Object will be opened in new window. Commands are not available in active component mode. [RM-10411]
• Allow cancelation of touching face analysis in Base and Check UI with ESC. Fast calculation is used per default in Base UI if no value set at all. It uses all electrode surfaces below FREE FACE to calculate effective contact area. Result is inaccurate if electrode is a combination of several shapes for different positions or if it includes addtional features - like supporting geometry - that do not touch the workpiece. Exact calculation runs a comparison of electrode against workpieces. This analysis may take much longer comparing surface data. [RM-10504]
• Burnsheet UI: show notifications also as helptext (tooltip) for table cell in column 'Status'. [RM-10421]
• Use feature substitute in group 'ATTACH' instead of offset/replace if Flexible Modeling Extension is available. [RM-8703]
• Repeat UI: only show selected electrodes and preview components when defining new position. All electrodes are displayed again on OK or when user starts selection again. [RM-10399]

Bugfixes

• Corrected replacement of drawing view orientation if symbolic names are used on templates. Default 2d view names: SE_TOP (SE_DEFAULT), SE_BOTTOM, SE_FRONT, SE_BACK, SE_LEFT, SE_RIGHT Default 3d view names: SE_DEFAULT_ISO, SE_ASM_DEFAULT, SE_ASM_ISO These orientations will be replaced with correct orientation for operation or electrode. [RM-10990]
• Hide invalid commands in modeltree if selected feature is not inside active component. [RM-10985]
• Reset surface appearance to default before touching faces are colored. A definition for 'COLOR_EDM_TOUCHING_FACES' has to be available in my_color_format.cfg. Coloring in Base UI is only processed if electrode has only one position. In Check UI all positions of electrode have to be selected to process coloration. Warnings will be displayed if 'COLOR_EDM_TOUCHING_FACES' is not applicable. A distinction is made between the following cases: (1) Check UI: coloring can be done when all electrode positions are selected for touching surface analysis (2) Check UI: a warning will be displayed and coloring will be canceled if NOT all electrode positions are selected for touching surface analysis (3) Base UI: coloring can be done in detailed calculation of contact area if active electrode is used only once in assembly (4) Base UI: a warning will be displayed and coloring will be canceled if active electrode is used multiple times in assembly [RM-10405]
• Assemble again UI: check for valid electrode selection before command 'Assemble on constraint' is executed. [RM-10844]
• Fixed wrong result for selection by color in electrode design mode. Sometimes too many surfaces were selected. [RM-10857]
• Fixed problem with creation of ordinate dimensions on drawings. Multiple redundant baselines without merging dimensions have been created. [RM-10685]
• SMARTElectrode-ribbon may be locked if active operation is deleted. Features are now checked whether they belong to active operation before deletion is executed. If active operation was deleted outside SMARTElectrode, a different operation will be activated automatically. [RM-10733]
• Fixed problem in Properties UI when switching processor to a value without defined orbits in configuration. Parameter for orbit is now reset to '-'.
• Hide commands in modeltree if selected feature is not active. [RM-10518]
• Avoid crash in Base UI if no active workpiece found. [RM-10488]
• Add template with base: read type and supplier from selected template to avoid error messages in validation. SE_EDM_TYPE and SE_EDM_SUPPLIER are saved to new electrode model automatically. [RM-10407]
• Handle resumed base properly if user-defined FREE_FACE is used. Until now base has been reset on cancelation of insert mode. [RM-8515]
• Fixed problem with coloring electrode components in preview.
• Fixed problem to open local help with spaces in path.

13.0.0.0

Enhancements

• Creo 7.0 ready version.
• Multibody support. [RM-9973]

Improvements

• Added custom CSV output. Line counter increases by 1 for every valid undersize. [RM-10184]
• New option 'CONTACT_AREA_MAX_COVERAGE' added to define a threshold value from which a warning is displayed in Base UI and Burnsheet UI. The option value defines the maximum coverage of the blank area by contact surfaces in percent. Default is 80%. [RM-10357]

Bugfixes

• Base UI: Fixed restoring of last value if A_BASE / B_BASE are edited before additional dimension changes. [RM-10218]
• Export: Check electrode for existing csys before export. Check is version dependent. [RM-10191]